Lessons From Mom

This is the last photo I took of my mother. It was at her 76th birthday party in my back yard. Here she is with all her grandchildren. Eleven months later she was gone, succumbing to Alzheimer's and pneumonia. We all miss her terribly.

We all learn things from our mothers, sometimes things they don't intend to teach us, and some that they do. Some of what I learned is listed below.

~ yyur, yyub, icuryy 4 me!

   (Too wise you are, too wise you be, I 

    see you are too wise for me!). She 

    wrote that in my autograph book when 

     I was about 9. I don't have the book

    but never forgot the clever way it was

     written.

~Getting up early won't hurt you.

~it's possible to stack the washed dishes

  from dinner for a family of 6 like 

  pieces of a Jenga game.

~fresh baked cookies are always

  appreciated.

~Laughter daily is important.

~If you do your errands and housework    

   early in the day you can have time for

   yourself.

~Sometimes moms cry.

~Letting your kids be independent is

  important.

~Freshly brewed iced tea is best.

~Home made lemonade from scratch is 

   worth the effort.

~Walking through the woods and 

  stopping to have a cheese sandwich 

  at "diamond rock" is a great way to  

  spend a summer afternoon.

~It's ok to express your opinion.

~The simple things are what make life

   good.

What kinds of things did you learn from your mother?

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